Man Standing On I-10 In Coachella Valley Struck, Killed By Motorist

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A 61-year-old man was standing on Interstate 10 Monday evening when he was struck and killed by a motorist in the Coachella Valley, authorities said.

Erasto Dominguez-Castro of Colorado Springs, Colo., was struck and killed at approximately 6:07 p.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to information from the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau and the California Highway Patrol.

For unknown reasons, Dominguez-Castro was standing in the number 4 lane of westbound Interstate 10, east of state Route 62, when a Nissan Maxima driver hit him, the CHP reported.

The Nissan driver from Arcadia did not sustain or complain of injuries, according to the CHP.

The number 4 lane on westbound I-10 was closed for nearly three hours to allow the CHP to investigate the circumstances of the crash.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact CHP Officer DeYoung at 760-772-5300.